Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story incorrectly quoted the British High Commissioner as saying that Pakistan did not provide sufficient proof against Altaf Hussain. We......
Punjab Government on Wednesday issued a legal notice to actor Hamza Ali Abbasi for spreading "false rumours" about the recent wave of child abductions across the province.Abbasi, in his Facebook......
LONDON: All-rounder Ben Stokes is set to play his first international T20 match since his traumatic experience in the World Cup final earlier this year after being named in the squad for next......
ISLAMABAD: Former captain Rashid Latif, while laying severe criticism on Azhar Ali-led Pakistan for their below par performance against England last night, said that the hosts were ‘still 20 to 30......
NEW YORK: Eugenie Bouchard wrung her hands at her post-match news conference. She rubbed her lower lip. She squeezed her left arm.While her body language screamed discomfort Tuesday, when the main......
NEW YORK: Second seed Andy Murray has always said he would quite like an indoor grand slam event and at the U.S. Open it seems he has found the next best thing.The Scot cruised into the second round......
NOTTINGHAM: Alex Hales does not expect to be an England record-holder for long after his 171 helped the team post a new world One-Day International (ODI) mark of 444 for three en route to thrashing......
QUETTA: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday agreed to re-open the Friendship Gate at the Chaman border on Sept 1, Frontier Corps Spokesman Khan Wasay told DawnNews.The border was closed on Aug 18......
BEIRUT: One of the militant Islamic State (IS) group's top leaders, Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, described by the US as the “principal architect” of the group's attacks on the West, has been killed in......
HELSINKI: The head of the Nokia division aiming to bring the brand's mobile phones back to market is leaving after two years in the role, the Finnish company said on Wednesday.Ramzi Haidamus is......
NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State John Kerry said Pakistan had made progress in the fight against extremism in recent months, but urged Islamabad to push harder against militants hiding within its......
KARACHI: The world's largest photography competition, 'Wiki Loves Monuments' will kick off in Pakistan on Sept 1, 2016.Supported by the California-based non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, the annual......
LONDON: Shareholders in British technology company ARM approved its sale to Japan's SoftBank on Tuesday, marking the end of independence for the chip designer that powered the smartphone......
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali on Wednesday took suo motu notice of the Aug 8 suicide bombing at Quetta Civil Hospital in which 73 people, most of them......
Pakistan did not win any medals at the Olympic Games held in Rio this year.They just had seven athletes, thanks to the continental quota scheme and wildcard entries given by the International......
KARACHI: Two Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilots made history by becoming the first pair of sisters in Pakistan to fly Boeing-777 airplanes at the same time.Maryam Masood and Erum Masood are......
SEOUL: North Korea has executed a vice premier for showing disrespect during a meeting presided over by leader Kim Jong-Un, and banished two other officials for re-education, South Korea said......
WASHINGTON: SpaceX and satellite operator SES have agreed to launch a commercial satellite later this year by reusing a Falcon 9 rocket, the companies announced Tuesday.The launch of SES-10, which......
SAN FRANCISCO: Uber Technologies Inc has plucked a top executive from the US retailer Target to help lead the growing ride-services company and reshape its image.Uber said on Tuesday it hired Jeff......
PESHAWAR: The Fata Grand Alliance has rejected the recommendations of government-sponsored Fata Reforms Committee and suggested formation of a legislative council to decide future of the tribal......
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat on Tuesday observed that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) was charging capital value tax on agricultural farmland on the basis of per......
ISLAMABAD: Members and the chair of the Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services (NHS) on Tuesday said they were not in favour of a bill for banning tobacco advertisements and expressed......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad chapter of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) held a demonstration to mark the International Day of Involuntary and Enforced Disappeared Persons (IED) on......
ISLAMABAD: More than the issues of trust between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Afghanistan is affected by its internal problems, said director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Kristian Berg......
ISLAMABAD: ‘A Lifeline Spread Long’, a photography exhibition by Mobeen Ansari, was presented at the Satrang Gallery on Tuesday. The exhibition opening was followed by an Artist’s Talk and the......
Q: What books are you currently reading?A: I have just put down the memoirs of Benedict Anderson, ‘A Life Beyond Boundaries’, published earlier this year. It’s his outstanding intellectual journey......
ISLAMABAD: Millions of Pakistanis abroad could become stateless as a new rule putting an end to the non-machine readable passports comes into force at the end of September, said the Foreign Office on......
LAHORE: A data compiled by the Punjab police for the first time shows that nearly 225,000 ‘criminals’ operate all over the province, including 55,000 in Lahore.The statistics pertain to terrorists,......
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday held protests on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.Office-bearers of the rights body took out rallies......
LAHORE: Ex-governor of Punjab and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on Tuesday said safe heavens of “economic terrorism” must be eradicated from the power corridors.He was......
TOBA TEK SINGH: Thieves took away cash and valuables from six shops on Quaid-i-Azam Road, Gojra, by breaking open locks on Monday night.The shops included Mahmood, Hasan, Nafees medical stores, Hush......
SAHIWAL: Seven Rescue 1122 firefighters got burn injuries in a rescue operation at an LPG refilling shop at Arifwala bypass on Monday evening. ? An eyewitness says the fire erupted after a blast at......
SIALKOT: A gang has allegedly abducted a 15-year-old girl for the second time in the last five months — this time, according to the family, as a “punishment for not withdrawing the rape case”.The......
SARGODHA: The University of Sargodha (UoS) has declared the results of BA/BSc first annual examination 2016.According to the results announced by Controller of Examinations Prof Dr Muhammad Iqbal......
KARACHI: After three years of waiting for the Hub dam water level to rise and cross the 300-foot mark making water supply to Karachi possible from there, the level was measured to be at 305 feet on......
KARACHI: Imprisoned Waseem Akhtar of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was on Tuesday sworn in as the new mayor of Karachi — about nine months after holding of the local government elections.Besides......
KARACHI: A book titled A History of the Judiciary in Pakistan by renowned lawyer Hamid Khan was launched at the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday evening.Retired justice of the Supreme Court Wajihuddin......
KARACHI: Teachers and non-teaching staff of at least eight major public sector universities will go on a day-long strike on Wednesday (today) to protest against what they described as “continued......
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday directed the provincial excise and taxation department to inform the court about rules and regulations for running wine shops.An SHC bench, headed by......
HYDERABAD: Syed Tayyab Hussain and Syed Sohail Mehmood aka Sohail Mashhadi of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Tuesday took the oath as the mayor and deputy mayor, respectively, of the Hyderabad......
HYDERABAD: Activists of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the representatives of civil society organisations held a protest demonstration to observe the “International day of victims......
MOGADISHU: A suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden truck near the gate of Somalia’s presidential palace in the capital on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people, police say.The bomb exploded......
WASHINGTON: Russian-based hackers may have been responsible for two recent attempts to breach US voter registration databases in two states, raising fears Moscow is trying to undermine November’s......
NAYPYIDAW: Fresh fighting between ethnic minority rebels and Myanmar’s military is overshadowing an upcoming peace conference led by Aung San Suu Kyi’s new civilian government, people involved in the......
DUBAI: A high-rise building under construction in Abu Dhabi caught fire on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of the structure and a nearby luxury hotel, the latest in a series of tower blazes to hit......
DHAKA: A wealthy tycoon who was a chief financier for Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party could be executed in days after losing his final appeal on Tuesday against a death sentence from a......
WASHINGTON: Dogs distinguish words and intonation in the same region of the brain as humans, according to a new study of how man’s best friend interprets our language.Published on Monday in the......
BISHKEK: A van driven by a suicide bomber exploded after ramming through a gate at the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, wounding three people, authorities said.“As a result of the explosion,......
THE Yokohama museum holds about 10,000 dolls from 142 countries and regions across the globe. It regularly puts more than 1,000 of them out on display. What first caught my eye was the “Aoi Me no......
NEW DELHI: Ignominous death is entrenched into the social psyche of Kalahandi in Orissa — where starvation, deprivation and poor healthcare have pushed the populace to the borderlines of......
LILLE (France): Sanchit Kapoor of the UAE emerged as the winner of the 11th World Youth Scrabble Championship which came to an end here at Lille on Monday.Kapoor won 20 of the 24 matches and had a......
RAWALPINDI: Former internationals Awais Zia and Aizaz Cheema made significant contributions to help Rawalpindi secure their first success in the Cool & Cool presents Jazz National T20 Cup with a......
NEW YORK: Defending champion Novak Djokovic overcame an arm injury scare and long-time rival Rafael Nadal shone in 33-degree heat as the US Open showcased its $650 million upgrade on Monday.World......
KARACHI: Beaconhouse will defend their crown when the eighth edition of PVCA Inter-school cricket tournament begins from Thursday with the holders playing Ladybird Grammar School at the Karachi......
NOTTINGHAM: England piled up a world record One-day International total of 444 for three against Pakistan after Alex Hales and Jos Buttler ran riot at a sun-kissed Trent Bridge on Tuesday.Buttler......
CENTURION: Fast bowler Dale Steyn set up a series-clinching 204-run win for South Africa on the fourth day of the second and final Test against New Zealand at SuperSport Park on Tuesday.Steyn took......
DAMBULLA: Shaun Marsh will miss the remainder of Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka after the top-order batsman broke a finger while fielding during Sunday’s third One-day International, the country’s......
BURTON-UPON-TRENT: Wayne Rooney announced on Tuesday that the campaign for the 2018 World Cup in Russia will be his last as an England player.“Realistically I know myself that Russia will be my last......
LONDON: Gold fell on Tuesday after Federal Reserve officials sounded a hawkish note on interest rates, boosting the dollar, while attention turned to US payrolls data this week.Spot gold was......
COPENHAGEN: Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Tuesday announced a plan to boost Denmark’s sluggish economic growth, with proposed measures including income tax cuts to entice people to......
ISLAMABAD: Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have urged the federal government to announce a new National Finance Commission (NFC) award at the earliest, fearing that the delay would promote a sense of......
KARACHI: The government’s decision to increase regulatory duty on wheat imports twice this calendar year — once from 25 per cent to 40pc and then to 60pc — has kept the wheat imports zero while......
ISLAMABAD: The United States wants Pakistan to remove all barriers which are hindering progress in further promotion of trade and investment relations between the two countries, a senior US official......
KARACHI: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will be a real game-changer as traders from both the countries could avail opportunities from this mega project, said Trade Development Authority......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani cabinet is likely to approve the resumption of Pakistan-Iran banking relationship that will boost bilateral trade significantly, Minister of Commerce, Khurram Dastgir Khan......
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday discussed reform initiatives with a World Bank delegation headed by its Country Director Patchamuthu Illangovan.Mr Illangovan talked about the......
KARACHI: The bulls on Tuesday took a breather after a five-day rally, which saw the KSE-100 index climb 620 points, as investors turned cautious dragging the index down by 31.23 points (0.08 per......
KARACHI: Panic buying was witnessed on the cotton market on Tuesday where prices touched a new seasonal high and crossed Rs7,000.Floor brokers said that there was growing concern about crop size,......
ISLAMABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has sought financial and technical assistance from the World Bank for launching mega projects and infrastructure development in Karachi.The chief......
ISLAMABAD: Expressing confidence that his government will meet the deadline set by it to end electricity loadshedding in the country, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that by 2018 loadshedding......
ISLAMABAD: A private citizen approached the Supreme Court on Tuesday with a plea to order the federal government to declare the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) a “terrorist organisation”.Filed by......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will chair a meeting of the federal cabinet on Wednesday (today) to discuss several emerging issues and sign off on economic decisions taken earlier.This will......
LAHORE: The government’s claims of fast-track work on major hydropower projects notwithstanding, the Chinese company assigned the job to conduct site investigations and surveys of three dams on the......
QUETTA: With another flag meeting between Pakistani and Afghan border officials in Chaman ending in failure to break the impasse over opening of the border crossing, the Friendship Gate remained......
NEW DELHI: The United States and India on Tuesday reaffirmed their common view on cross-border terror albeit with varying emphasis and even a good word from US Secretary of State John Kerry for......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) long-awaited petition, asking for the disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and members of his family for their alleged involvement in the......
KARACHI: Like any other event involving the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) these days, there was a lot of speculation about what might transpire at the oath-taking ceremony for the jailed mayor-elect......
ISLAMABAD: After years of controversies over health issues and disagreements over the regulation of health departments, the federal and provincial governments have finally agreed on a common National......
THE president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, unfortunately cannot be accused of not trying to live up to his campaign promises.As a candidate, he declared that death by summary execution would......
THE National Accountability Bureau, the corruption watchdog, has indulged in unethical practices of a different sort, it would seem. NAB officials harass retired civil servants in cases of corruption......
Rishiraj Singh is the excise commissioner in the Indian state of Kerala. In the most recent photograph of him that I could find, he sports the khaki uniform of his position and a formidable......
His near-demonic hold over his followers may have loosened and an internal party coup has apparently dethroned him from leadership. Yet it is premature to write off Altaf Hussain whose name has been......
WASHINGTON: Is President Barack Obama already thinking about his next job? In the coming months, he will guest-edit an issue of tech-focused Wired magazine.It is the first time a sitting president......
